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Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices and Microfinance Institutions Sustainability: A Global Study

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices influence the financial sustainability of microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide. Drawing inspiration from Adam Smith's perspectives on moral sentiments and institutional cohesion, the research examines whether strategic integration of ESG dimensions can ...
Shamsuddin Ahamad   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Female Chief Executive Officers and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Literature Review on Upper Echelons Theory

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study addresses the impact of female Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) outcomes. Based on upper echelons theory, a structured literature review of empirical research on CEO gender, CSR performance, reporting, and assurance was conducted. Country‐specific studies were differentiated according to their
Patrick Velte
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of bank technical efficiency: Evidence from commercial banks in Ethiopia

open access: yesCogent Business & Management, 2017
The main objective of this study is to examine the determinants of the technical efficiency of commercial banks in Ethiopia over the period from 2011 to 2014. For this purpose, the study used secondary data from the annual reports of the commercial banks
Tadesse Zenebe Lema
doaj   +1 more source

Post-harvest losses of Malt Barley at the farm level in Debark district, North Gondar zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2022
Malt Barley has a great contribution to food security and farm income in Debark district. Despite the contribution, there was a loss in Malt Barley production due to improper post-harvest handling at the farm level.
Dessie Sisay   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Tobit Model of the Demand for Farmland [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 1981
The market for farmland has often been a subject of interest to agricultural economists, as evidenced by numerous studies that have investigated factors determining rural land values (Aines; Reynolds and Timmons; Ruttan; Sco-field). Despite the wealth of literature concerned with land values, little is known about who owns and exercises entrepreneurial
Ziemer, Rod F., White, Fred C.
openaire   +2 more sources

Concentration of Political Power and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries: Evidence Using the Quantile Regression Method

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of constitutional power concentration on adaptation to climate change in 113 countries observed between 1995 and 2023 using the quantile regression method. The results reveal that the concentration of constitutional power hinders countries' adaptation to climate change through inequalities ...
Simplice A. Asongu, Cherif Abdramane
wiley   +1 more source

A monte carlo analysis of the type II tobit maximum likelihood estimator when the true model is the type I tobit model [PDF]

open access: yes
Type I (censored regression) and Type II Tobit (sample selection) models are widely used in the various fields of economics. The Type I Tobit model is a special case of the Type II Tobit model.
Kazumitsu Nawata
core  

Assessing the Effects of Biodiesel Production on Sustainability: A Bayesian Two‐Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable development transforms production systems, requiring integrated environmental, social, and economic strategies. Energy systems are key agro‐industrial supply chains in developing countries. Brazil's soybean supply chain impacts Gross Domestic Product, mainly through exports.
Aline Veronese da Silva   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANALYZING FRESH VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA [PDF]

open access: yes
To analyze fresh vegetable consumption using household survey data, the tobit model and a more flexible parameterization to the tobit model - the "double hurdle" model - were considered.
Reynolds, Anderson
core   +1 more source

Founder's entry strategy and funding performance in the crowdfunding industry: The mediating role of founder's attention

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Building on recent studies on founders' entry strategy and the attention‐based view, our study examines the underexplored relationship between entrepreneurial entry mode and funding performance. We offer a novel perspective on how different entry strategies—such as hybrid, portfolio, and full‐time entrepreneurship—impact start‐
Dalee Yoon, Joon Mahn Lee, Luke Rhee
wiley   +1 more source

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